Education
Galim Madanov
2002–04 — Kazakh State Al-Farabi University, MA in Cultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1978–85 — VGIK – All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, Faculty of Arts. Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
1973–77 — N.V. Gogol Alma-Ata College of Art. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
Zauresh Terekbay
2004 — Open Society Institute / UNESCO / Soros Foundation, Art Management Study Course.
1985–86 — Kazakhfilm Studio, Scriptwriting Study.
1982–89 — Alma-Ata Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of French Language.
Scholarships and Awards
Galim Madanov
1996 — Laureate of the Kazakhstan Youth Union Prize for Achievement in Art, 1994–96. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1995 — Laureate of the UN Habitat Worldwide Art Contest. Laureate of the UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts. Paris, France.
1993 — Scholarship from La Napoule Art Foundation and the French Ministry of Culture.
1989–91 — Scholarship from the USSR Artists Union.
1989 — Laureate of the International Festival of Arts ZHIGER, Prize for Graphic Art. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
Memberships and Professional Affiliations
Galim Madanov
2009–12 — Board Member, Artists Union of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2001–03 — Board Member, Soros Center for Contemporary Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1995 — Organizing Committee Member, Culture of Nomads at the Turn of the Century project. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Since 1990 — Member, Artists Union of Kazakhstan; Member, Cinematographers Union of Kazakhstan.
Zauresh Terekbay
2004 — Member, Central Asian Culture and Art Network, Open Society Institute. Budapest, Hungary.
1997 — Organizing Committee Member, Festival of Arts, Philip Morris. Akmola, Kazakhstan.
1996 — Organizing Committee Member, Habitat exhibition for the UN 50th Anniversary. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1995 — Organizing Committee Member, Culture of Nomads at the Turn of the Century project. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
International Biennales
In collaboration with Zauresh Terekbay
2011 — Lingua Franca / Франк Тіл. Central Asia Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale. Italy.
2011 — In Depth. 9th Krasnoyarsk Museum Biennale. Russia.
2009 — Second Dialogue. Special Project of the 3rd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Russia.
2009 — Aluminium. 4th International Biennale of Contemporary Art. Azerbaijan.
2001 — Tangibility: Between Europe and Asia. 2nd Shiryaevo Biennale of Contemporary Art. Russia.
1999 — Province: Between Europe and Asia. 1st Shiryaevo Biennale of Contemporary Art. Russia.
Galim Madanov
2003 — III Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art. Russia.
2001 — II Novosibirsk International Biennial of Contemporary Graphic Art. Russia.
1995 — International Biennale Asia Art. Uzbekistan.
Solo Exhibitions
In collaboration with Zauresh Terekbay
2018 — Cool Age. TSE Art Destination Gallery. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2008 — Travelers to Other (Kazakh) Space: The Art of Galim Madanov. Oxford Society for the Caspian and Central Asia. Oxford, England.
2007 — Transgression. Soros Centre for Contemporary Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1997 — The Tower of Babel. Environment. Most Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Galim Madanov
2000 — Traditions and the Future. Central Exhibition Hall. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1998 — Traces of the Sky. ARK Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1996 — Double Vision. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1996 — White Time. German Embassy in Kazakhstan; Swiss Representation in Kazakhstan; Soros Foundation Kazakhstan; USAID. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1994 — Reflections of the Silence. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1993 — Exhibition within the Château de la Napoule Art Residency. Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France.
1992 — First Solo Exhibition. US Embassy. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Selected Group Exhibitions
In collaboration with Zauresh Terekbay
2026 — Union of Artists. COE Vladislav Sludskiy. Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2023 — FILM AND VIDEO OF THREE GENERATIONS OF CENTRAL ASIAN ARTISTS. COE Davra Collective. Eye Film Player, Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2019 — Shiryaevo Biennale: Central Russian Zen. COE Nelya Korzhova, Roman Korzhov. Momentum Kunstquartier Bethanien. Berlin, Germany.
2018 — Eurasian Utopia: Post Scriptum. COE Yuliya Sorokina, Eun Young Shin. Suwon Ipark Museum of Art. Suwon, South Korea.
2018 — Postnomadic Mind. COE Indira Dyussebayeva-Ziyabek and Aliya de Tiesenhausen. Wapping Hydraulic Power Station. London, UK.
2017 — Doublethink: Double Vision. COE Alistair Hicks. Pera Museum. Istanbul, Turkey.
2017 — Suns and Neons above Kazakhstan. COE Björn Geldhof. Yarat Contemporary Art Space. Baku, Azerbaijan.
2017 — Shiryaevo Biennale: Central Russian Zen. COE Nelya Korzhova, Roman Korzhov. National Centre of Contemporary Arts. Moscow, Russia.
2016 — Cut & Paste. Maia Muller Gallery. Paris, France. Change: Study of the Time. COE Alexandra Tsai. Kazakh-British Technical University. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2016 — Did You Know… Kazakhstan? International Art Development Association with the Wild Project Gallery. Luxembourg.
2016 — Post/Beginning. COE Alexandra Tsai. Kazakh-British Technical University. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2014 — La Vie est une Légende. COE Estelle Pietrzyk, Dimitri Konstantinidis, and Daria Evdokimova. Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Strasbourg, France.
2013 — One Step Forward. COE International Art Development Association (IADA). Special Project of the Kazakhstan Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale. Palazzo Bragadin. Venice, Italy.
2013 — Ultramemory. COE Nivet-Carzon Gallery. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2012 — Face of the Bride. COE Nailya Allahverdiyeva. Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM). Perm, Russia.
2012 — Migrasophia. COE Sara Raza. Maraya Art Centre. Sharjah, UAE.
2012 — Ultramemory. COE Nivet-Carzon Gallery. Exhibition Hall at the Palace of Independence. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2012 — Vienna Quintet. Special Project at VIENNAFAIR. Vienna, Austria.
2011 — Between Heaven and Earth: Contemporary Art from the Centre of Asia. COE David Elliott. Calvert 22 Foundation. London, United Kingdom.
2011 — Proximity. PROUN Gallery and the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation. Docks on the Seine. Paris, France.
2011 — Between Past and Future: Archaeology of Contemporaneity. Retrospection of Contemporary Art of Kazakhstan over the Past 20 Years. COE Yulia Sorokina. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2011 — Star Nomads. COE Yuliya Sorokina. Within the VII Asian Winter Games. Palace of Independence. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2010 — STILLS – Enthusiasm: To Be or Not to Be. Central Asian Anthology of Images: Photo and Video Format. COE Oksana Shatalova, Boris Chukhovich. Koldo-Art Gallery. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
2009 — STILLS – Attraction: To Be Seen. Central Asian Anthology of Images: Photo and Video Format. COE Oksana Shatalova, Boris Chukhovich. Tengri Umai Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2008 — The Silk Code. COE Leeza Ahmadi. Asia Society. Astana, Kazakhstan. Angle of View. COE Dastan Kozhakhmetov. Soros Center for Contemporary Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2005 — From the Red Star to the Blue Dome: Art and Architecture in Central Asia. COE Barbara Barsch, Philipp Meuser. IFA Gallery. Stuttgart, Germany.
2004 — From the Red Star to the Blue Dome: Art and Architecture in Central Asia. COE Barbara Barsch, Philipp Meuser. IFA Gallery. Berlin, Germany.
2004 — …and Others. 1st Bishkek International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Gapar Aitiev Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
2002 — Off the Silk Road: No Mad’s Land. Contemporary Art from Central Asia. Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Berlin, Germany. Transforma. COE NÀWÁ0. Centre d’Art Contemporain. Geneva, Switzerland.
2001 — Contemporary Art of Kazakhstan. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan. Chamber Exhibition. COE Soros Center for Contemporary Art. Umai Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2000 — Communications: Experiments of Interaction. 2nd Annual Exhibition of the Soros Centre for Contemporary Art. Exhibition Center Atakent. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2000 — Contemporary Art of Kazakhstan. Karaganda Regional Museum of Fine Arts. Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
1999 — Parade of Galleries ’99. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1998 — Self-Identification: Futurological Forecasts. 1st Annual Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1998 — Parade of Galleries ’98. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1995 — 100 Years of Cinema. House of Cinema. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Galim Madanov
2017 — In Search of Meaning. Richard Spooner Private Collection. Palace of Independence. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2015 — Art Upside Down. COE Thibaut de Ruyter. ALUAN Exhibition on Paper.
2015 — Hyperrealism: When Reality Becomes an Illusion. COE Kirill Svetlyakov, Yulia Vorotyntseva. State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2014 — 1937: The Territory of Memory – Zhoktau. Exhibition Hall at the Palace of Independence. Astana, Kazakhstan. The Nevzorov Family. East Kazakhstan Regional Museum of Fine Arts. Semei, Kazakhstan.
2013 — 1937: The Territory of Memory – Zhoktau. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2011 — Treasures of the Fine Arts of Kazakhstan. Museum of Modern Art. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2009 — …Today Tomorrow… Art against the Crisis. Inventory. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2008 — Huma Kabakçı Collection 1950–2008. Exhibition within Tuyap Art Fair. Istanbul, Turkey.
2007 — Transformation of Space in Almaty. COE Artpologist Collective. Soros Centre for Contemporary Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2007 — Silk Road House in Berkeley. Worth Ryder Art Gallery. Berkeley, California, USA.
2006 — Nahit Kabakçı Collection. Arts Istanbul. Istanbul, Turkey.
2006 — Painting in the Contemporary Media Space of Central Asia and Transcaucasia. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2004 — Passions of the Collector. Richard Spooner Private Collection. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2003 — Nahit Kabakçı Collection. Atatürk Cultural Center. Istanbul, Turkey.
2001 — Sight into the Future. Museum of Modern Art. Astana, Kazakhstan.
2001 — Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Russia. State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
2000 — Exhibition of Almaty Artists: Graphics, Painting, Sculpture. Look Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
2000 — Alem Sanniyaz – Kazakhstan. International Festival of Arts. Central Exhibition Hall. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1999 — The Past Is Somewhere Near. Voyager Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1999 — Richard Spooner’s Collection of Art. Museum of Modern Art, Astana, Kazakhstan; A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1998 — Sary-Arka: Contemporary Art from the Kazakh Steppes. Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives. Washington, D.C., USA.
1997 — Nomadic Myths. District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC). Washington, D.C., USA.
1997 — Ai Men Kun. ARK Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1996 — Exhibition of the Nominees of the UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts in 1995. Paris, France.
1996 — Culture of Nomads at the Turn of the Century: Fragment of the Pathway. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1996 — Habitat. Exhibition Dedicated to the UN 50th Anniversary. Istanbul, Turkey.
1996 — 1st Exhibition of the MOST Artist Association. Central Exhibition Hall. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1996 — Art-Eurasia ’96: International Exhibition of Artists from Central Asia and Kazakhstan. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1996 — Exhibition of Laureates of the UN Habitat Competition. UN Representative Office in Kazakhstan.
1996 — Exhibition of Members of the Association of Artists-Cinematographers. Ular Gallery. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1994 — Parade of Galleries ’94. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1993 — Exhibition of La Napoule Art Foundation and French Ministry of Culture Scholarship Holders. Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France.
1993 — Exhibition of Young Artists of Kazakhstan. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1992 — Art of the CIS Countries. Sursee, Switzerland. Artists of Kazakhstan. Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
1991 — Exhibition of Members of the Artists Union of Kazakhstan. Exhibition Hall of the Artists Union. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
1990 — Artists of Kazakhstan. Plenipotentiary Representation of the Kazakh SSR in Moscow. Russian SFSR.
1990 — Art of Kazakhstan. Arezzo, Italy. Exhibition of USSR Artists Union Scholarship Holders. Central Exhibition Hall. Moscow, Russian SFSR.
1989 — Aluan-Aluan. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
1988 — Festival of Young Artists ZHIGER. A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
1988 — Crossroads. Central Exhibition Hall. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
1988 — All-Union Exhibition of Artists of the Theater and Cinema. Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russian SFSR.
1988 — All-Union Young Art. Kokshetau, Kazakh SSR.
1987 — Youth of the Country. All-Union Exhibition of Young Artists. Manezh. Moscow, Russian SFSR.
1986 — Republican Exhibition of Artists of the Theater and Cinema. Central Exhibition Hall. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
1986 — Republican Exhibition of Young Artists. Exhibition Hall of the Artists Union of the Kazakh SSR. Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
Public and Private Collections
- The Huma Kabakçı Collection. Turkey.
- State Tretyakov Gallery. Russia.
- Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM). Perm, Russia.
- Kolodzei Art Foundation. USA.
- The Richard Spooner Private Collection. Kazakhstan / USA.
- A. Kasteev State Museum of Arts. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Karaganda Regional Museum of Fine Arts. Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
- Pavlodar Regional Museum of Fine Arts. Pavlodar, Kazakhstan.
- Central Exhibition Hall. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
- Former Ministry of Culture of the Kazakh SSR (collection redistributed to various museums). Kazakhstan.
- Former Ministry of Culture of the USSR (collection redistributed to various museums). Russia.
- Former Central Fund of Arts of the USSR (collection redistributed to various museums). Russia.
- Private collections in Australia, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Canada, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the USA.
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